Nov 27, Colombo: Prasanna Ranatunga, Minister of Urban Development and Housing, has submitted a cabinet paper to obtain approval for the transfer of the land portion of the old Dutch building in Trincomalee to the Urban Development Authority (UDA) for a tourism development project.

Nov 27, Colombo: The Hambantota International Port (HIP) was awarded in the Corporate Social Responsibility category at the 10th Maritime Standard Awards 2023.

Nov 27, Colombo: Sysco LABS was honored with the prestigious Best Exporter Award in the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) sector at the Presidential Export Awards for both 2021/22 and 2022/23.

Nov 27, Colombo: The Police Special Task Force has arrested a man who is accused of committing multiple murders and shootings, during a raid conducted in Morayalewatta Sadalankawa area.

Nov 26, Colombo: The construction work of the ten-storey building for the Professorial Unit of the Faculty of Medicine of Uva Wellassa University with the financial allocation of 2.26 billion rupees commenced on Sunday, 26th November at the Badulla Teaching Hospital premises.

Nov 26, Colombo: At least 40 persons have been arrested in a special operation jointly conducted by the Police, Special Task Force (STF) and the Sri Lanka Army early this morning in Wellampitiya.

Nov 26, Colombo: The government is paying close attention to provide Rs 5,000 from the proposed salary increase for government employees and Rs 2,500 to pensioners from next January, the Minister of State for Finance Dr. Ranjith Siyambalapitiya said.

Nov 26, Colombo: In a historic move to empower the agricultural sector and strengthen the export economy, President Ranil Wickremesinghe unveiled the “Urumaya” Freehold Deed Program during the first phase of the public awareness campaign for the 2024 budget proposal.

Nov 26, Colombo: It is reported that a new nomination paper will soon be sent to the Constitutional Council for the appointment of a new Inspector General of Police.

Nov 26, Colombo: The attention of the Sectoral Oversight Committee on Education was recently drawn to the report on the National Education Policy Framework which was presented to Parliament recently.

Nov 26, Colombo: Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena said that by October 2023, the expenses of the Prime Minister’s Office were reduced by 46% compared to 2022.

Nov 25, Colombo: Nalin Fernando, Minister of Trade, Commerce and Food Security stated that steps have been taken to import a stock of rice similar to Keeri Samba rice to supply the necessary rice for the upcoming festive season.

Nov 25, Colombo: The Committee on Public Finance (COPF) held a special discussion in Parliament on 21 November with the representatives of civil organizations including the Westminster Foundation for Democracy (WFD) in order to get ideas and suggestions on the budget proposals presented for the year 2024 and the policies to be prepared in the country.

Nov 25, Colombo: Minister of Education and Leader of the House Susil Premajayantha, said that the experience and practice that the children get through the Student Parliament will be helpful in building the future leadership of the country.

Nov 25, Colombo: President Ranil Wickremesinghe underscored the imperative of fortifying the agricultural export economy as a pivotal component of the program aimed at revitalizing the nation’s economy.

Nov 25, Colombo: Police Media Spokesman’s Office has announced that Officer Krishnamurthy Prathapan, the trainee Police Constable who drowned in line of duty, has been posthumously promoted to the rank of Police Sergeant.

Nov 25, Colombo: Four police officers have been arrested in connection with the death of a young person who was in remand custody at the Jaffna prison.

Nov 25, Colombo: President Ranil Wickremesinghe emphasized that the nation is designed with a long-term perspective, focusing on the well-being of future generations rather than the present.

Minister of Power and Energy Mr. Kanchana Wijesekera, stated that in the event of the Electricity Board realizing any operating profit by December, attributed to the favorable rain conditions, a strategic decision has been made to allocate these gains to consumers in April

Nov 25, Colombo: Sri Lanka will likely approve on Monday a proposal from Chinese state refiner Sinopec to build a $4.5-billion-dollar refinery, Power and Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekera has told Reuters on Saturday.

Nov 25, Colombo: The Sectoral Oversight Committee (SOC) on Media, Youth, Heritage and New Citizen considered the future road map of the Galle Heritage Foundation, when the committee met in Parliament under the chairmanship of MP Lalith Varna Kumara recently in Parliament.

Nov 25, Colombo: The Climate Smart Irrigated Agriculture Project (CSIAP) has given Computers and accessories worth 30.31 million rupees to the Department of Agricultural Development recently to conduct training and education programs for farmers in 11 districts where the CSIAP is implemented.

Nov 25, Colombo: The Court of Appeal Friday (24) issued an interim order suspending Colombo High Court trial proceedings against Parliamentarian Patali Champika Ranawaka in connection with the 2016 Rajagiriya motor accident case.

Nov 24, Colombo: The Katunayake Police Friday have arrested an employee of the Brandix Apparel factory located in the Katunayake Free Trade Zone for stealing manufactured women’s and men’s underwear and selling them to clothing stores.

Nov 24, Colombo: Hemas Outreach Foundation (HOF) continues its collaboration with ‘Hoppers London’, a renowned Sri Lankan restaurant group in London, to extend their «Feed the Future» project, addressing the nutritional needs of vulnerable children on the brink of malnutrition in selected Piyawara preschools.

Nov 24, Colombo: Kingslake, Sri Lanka’s leading manufacturing solutions provider, is celebrating the success of its «Tackling Warehouse Management Challenges» seminar, held recently at the Hilton Residences Colombo.

Nov 24, Colombo: It was revealed in the Sectoral Oversight Committee (SOC) on Increasing Export of Goods and Services that ethanol, which is a by-product of sugar factories, is currently in excess.

Nov 24, Colombo: Dr. Palitha Mahipala, Secretary of the Ministry of Health, said yesterday (23) that many important decisions were made in the Ministry of Health in order to provide maximum and reliable health services for the people of Sri Lanka.

Nov 24, Colombo: Colombo International Container Terminals (CICT) has entered into a milestone collaboration agreement with the University of Moratuwa (UoM), creating a broad framework for a closer strategic alignment of academia and the logistics and engineering industries.

Nov 24, Colombo: The Homicide and Organized Crime Division says that a suspect involved in the incident of breaking into the house of a prison guard in Minuwangoda, assaulting him with firearms and injuring while threatening to stop drug raids in the prison, has been arrested.

Nov 23, Colombo: The Secretary of the Ministry of Sports informed the Court of Appeal that the money received by the Sri Lanka Cricket, the cricket governing body from abroad should be subject to a government audit and that the money should not be arbitrarily spent as pleased but for the betterment of Sri Lanka Cricket.

Nov 24, Colombo: The Monetary Board of Sri Lanka’s Central Bank has decided to reduce policy interest rates by 100 points aiming to enable the economy to reach its potential as inflation declined faster than expected.

Nov 23, Colombo: Re-affirming its steadfast commitment to powering sports through the fusion of technology, SLT-MOBITEL has partnered with the much-awaited motor sporting event of the year, ‘Katukurunda Speed 2023’ as the telecommunications partner.

Nov 23, Colombo: In recognition for driving agriculture innovation and developing a smart solution, Fazenda Smart Agro by The Embryo Innovation Center won a Merit Award under the Industrial Agriculture category at the prestigious National ICT Awards NBQSA 2023 (National Best Quality ICT Awards) held recently.

Nov 23, Colombo: Mr. Marc-André Franche, UN Resident Coordinator in Sri Lanka says the support given by the organizations affiliated to the United Nations will continue to be provided for the agricultural development of Sri Lanka.